Water-shield for automobile-engines.



J. H. HUF?.

WATER SMELD ron AuvToMoBlLE ENGHJES.,

APPLICATQUN FILED HGV. 2,1916.

Patented uly l0, 1.91.7.

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JAMES HOY-WARD HUFF, OF ROANOKE, VBGINIA.

tiTER-SHIELU FOR AUTOTJIOBILE-ENGNES.

Application led November 2, 1916.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES H. Hurr, a citizen oit' the YUnited States, residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State ot lirginia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in `Water- Shields )for Aptomobile-Engines, of which the following is a specication.,

The present invention relates to means for protecting the engine and associated electrical parts of an automobile from leakage through the hood or cowl that covers the same. As is Well known, it is the con1- mon practice to employ hoods composed of. hingedly connected sections, one of the joints between the sections being located directly above the engine.V These joints ordinarily are not water-tight, and consequently leakage sometimes occurs, thewa# ter falling upon the engine and causing short circuits.

The primary object oi. the present invention is to provide a simple and effective means Which will prevent this trouble.

ln the accompanying drawings y- Figure l is a vertical sectional view through the front portion of an automobile, and through the hoodyshowing, the engine in elevation, the hood in section, and the novel shield in place.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view substantially on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

F ig. 3 is a detail sectional View on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. t is a perspective View of the shield, and

Fig. 5 is a detail vien7 of the packing strip between the dash and the body of the car.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

ln the embodiment illustrated, a combustion engine G is disclosed, which may be ofv any desired type, this engine being located in rear of the usual radiator 7 and in front of the dash 8. The dash and radiator are connected by the usual brace rod 9 located above the engine. Covering the engine is the hood, which may be of any desired formation, ybut in the embodiment disclosed consists of hingedly connected sections 1G, one of the hinge joints 11 of which is located centrally over the engine 6.

As is well understood by those acquainted Specification of Letters Patent.

latented July ilu, iife serial No. 129,228.

with these structures, thisl central hinge joint 11 is ordinarily not water-prooi", and in case of stormy weather, it sometimes happens that the water leaking therethrough will fall upon the engine in sufficient quantity to short circuit the spark plugs. To prevent this, there is disclosed in the present embodiment, a shield in the form of a double gutter. T his shield preferably consist-s of a single piece of sheet metal. having a central longitudinal loop portion 12 that is arranged to snugly embracethe brace rod 9. Extending from opposite sidesl of this loop portion are wing portions 13 that taper toward their rear ends, and are outwardly and forwardly inclined. The margins of these wing portions are up. turned, illustrated at let, and thus produce a pair of gutters on opposite sides of' the said loop portion 12. As shown particularly in Fig. l, this shield or gutter structure is suiciently long to cover' the engine and extend beyond the front end of the same, and by mounting it on the brace rod 9, it will be yseen that it is disposed directly beneath the central hinge joint 11. Consequently any water passing through the hinge joint will fall upon the shield and be directed by'the gutter portions be Vond the engine. To maintain the shield in place, it may be secured by clamping bolts 15 passing through openings 16 formed in the upper portions of the wings 18, these bolts serving to grip the loop portion 12 tightly upon the brace rod 9.

It will be evident that this device being an element separate from the hood and the rest of the mechanism, may be in the form of an attachment; can be manufactured separately; and applied to the automobile.

ln order to further secure protection for the electrical mechanism, a packing strip .17 may be interposed between the 'dash 8 and the body of the car, the same being clamped` tightly between the two and thus more effectively preventing the entrance of liquid through the joint and to the coil box, usually mounted on the dash.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention Will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of conya f struction may be resorted to without de parting from the spirit or sacriicing any of the advantages oi the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, l

2. The combination with an engine, of a hood covering the same and comprising hingedly connected sections having a joint located over the engine, and a gutter interposed between the hood and engine and lo cated beneath the hood joint, said gutter havingupstanding liquid confining Walls and an open delivery end.

The combination with a radiator, a dash, an engine between the two, and a brace connection between the radiator and dash, of an inclined gutter mounted on the brace over the engine, and having upstanding confining walls and an open front end delivery in advance of the engine. w

4L. The combination with a radiator, a dash, an engine between the two, and a brace rod connecting the radiator and dash, of a water shield for the engine mounted on the brace rod and astridenthe same, and comprising sloping wing gutters inclined toward one end of the engine, and having upstanding outer side `walls.

5. An attachment for automobile engines, comprising a water shield having a portion for embracing the brace rod of the radiator, and gutter portions formed on opposite sides of the embracing portion provided' with upstanding outer side wallsl and liquid discharge ends.

6. An attachment for automobile engines, formed of sheet metal having an intermediate longitudinal loop portion for embrac ing the brace rod of a radiator, and forwardly and downwardly inclined gutter portions formed on opposite sides of the loop portion, the marginal portions ofl the sheet metal being upturned to provide coniining walls. l

7. An attachment for automobile engines formed of Asheet metal, comprising a portion for engaging the brace rod of a radiator,

said sheet metal being bent to form a longi tudinal trough for catching thedrip through the joint of the automobile hood and delivering the same beyond the engine, and means for clamping the said portion to the brace rod towsupport said trough.`

8. An attachment for automobile engines formed of sheet metal, comprising a loop portion for embracing the brace rod of an automobile radiator, the portions on opposite sides of said loop portion being ormed into longitudinal troughs that decl ne to- Ward one end, and means for constricting the loop portion about the brace rod to clamp the attachment thereto and support the same over the engine.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES HOWARD HUFF.

Witnesses:

JOHN I. WARD, MARY RONALD. 

